The city's spending panel is scheduled to consider Wednesday a $50,000 consultant agreement with a Baltimore law firm to conduct three training programs with police. The contract with Warnken LLC would run through the end of June and involves the law firm leading programs titled "Cars, Cops & Stops," "Seeking, Obtaining and Executing Arrest Warrants and Search Warrants" and "Preparing for and Presenting Police Testimony in Court," according to the Board of Estimates' agenda.

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Kimberly Broyles claimed in her lawsuit that she suffered brain trauma after when she was injured in June 2009 while trying to subdue a drunk suspect and continues to have physical and mental problems. But after Broyles returned to work, supervisors recommended her for the Medical Leave and Abuse Control Program, which is "designed for officers who abuse non-line-of-duty medial leave," according to her lawsuit.

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The city's spending panel is scheduled to consider Wednesday an $80,000 settlement with a Randallstown man who alleged he was assaulted by police while walking to his car. Timothy Ashe sought $1 million in punitive damages and more than $75,000 in compensatory damages in his lawsuit, filed in January 2014 in Baltimore City Circuit Court.

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The City of Baltimore will receive $4.8 million to settle a breach of contract lawsuit with an IT company over the city's property tax system software.

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The city's spending panel is scheduled to approve Wednesday a $175,000 settlement with the family of a man shot and killed by police in July 2012. The family of Michael Omar Wudtee filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit in October 2013, according to court records. The case was scheduled for trial in February but was settled a month earlier, according to online court records.

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The city's spending panel is scheduled to approve almost $175,000 in legal settlements Wednesday, including two cases involving discrimination by city agencies.

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Baltimore city government telecom upgrade finally moves forward after mayor and comptroller end long-running spat.

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Baltimore city's spending panel is scheduled Wednesday to approve payments totaling $130,000 to settle two personal injury lawsuits.

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Baltimore’s spending board is scheduled to vote to extend its contract with Veolia Transportation Inc. to continue to operate the debt-ridden Charm City Circulator.

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The city's spending panel on Wednesday is scheduled to approve $223,000 to settle two police brutality lawsuits.

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